Very weak batting of Nepal, little hope in Dipendra's bat

That too was possible after Dipendra Singh Airi scored 20 runs in the last over with 2 fours and a six. Dipendra, who batted at 87-7 in Nepal's 14th over, played 29 balls and hit a total of 4 fours and 3 sixes. Before he came in to bat at number eight, Nepal was struggling to score 100 runs.

On the previous day of the tournament being held in Oman, Nepal could only score 119 runs in the semi-final, and if it failed to reach the final, it was denied to qualify for the Asia Cup. Nepal continued the same kind of performance in the match against Hong Kong on Saturday.

Nepal's disappointing performance started with the bat of Kushal Bhurtel. On the second ball of the innings, Kushal reached to catch the wicketkeeper before opening the account. He was dismissed for the third match in a row. Bhurtel, who got out on the first ball in the semi-final against UAE, was also dismissed for a wicket against Saudi Arabia.

Another opener Asif Shaikh could only score 5 runs. Sompal Kami, who was sent at number three, hit 2 fours and scored 12 runs in 7 balls. Captain Rohit Poudel was dismissed for 21 runs off 19 balls and Sandeep Zora was dismissed for 21 runs off 23 balls. Zora and Gushalan Jha (6) were run out on successive balls.

Kushal Malla, who hit a six, could score only 13 runs in 14 balls. Lalit Rajvanshi scored 2 runs in 3 balls and remained unbeaten. At the end of 17 overs, Nepal was able to hit only 5 fours and 1 six, so Nepal's score was 100 runs.